Crime in Sunbury-on-Thames
Recorded crime in Sunbury-on-Thames is about the Spelthorne average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Sunbury-on-Thames: about 20,968 residents in 20 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 8.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Spelthorne average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Sunbury-on-Thames.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Sunbury-on-Thames, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Spelthorne average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 70 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 20 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Spelthorne (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Spelthorne council area, not only Sunbury-on-Thames. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 172 | 1.6 | Down 31% |
| Cars broken into | 219 | 2.0 | Down 35% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 544 | 5.1 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 176 | 1.6 | Down 25% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 3.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 25.9 |
| Drugs | 2.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 1.6 |
| Other theft | 6.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.0 |
| Public order | 7.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 |
| Shoplifting | 3.0 |
Postcode districts in Sunbury-on-Thames
Nearby towns
Council: Spelthorne
Questions about crime in Sunbury-on-Thames
- Is Sunbury-on-Thames a safe place to live?
- Sunbury-on-Thames scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Spelthorne average.
- Is crime going up or down in Sunbury-on-Thames?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 1,501 recorded crimes a year then, 1,494 now.
- What is the most common crime in Sunbury-on-Thames?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 26 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Sunbury-on-Thames compare with Spelthorne?
- Crime severity in Sunbury-on-Thames is about the Spelthorne average.
- How many cars are stolen in Sunbury-on-Thames?
- In Spelthorne, the council area Sunbury-on-Thames is in, the police recorded 172 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 31% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Sunbury-on-Thames?
- 544 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Spelthorne, the council area Sunbury-on-Thames is in, 5.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Sunbury-on-Thames last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Spelthorne, the council area Sunbury-on-Thames is in, against 6 the year before.